Emotions

Question 1

I get excited by food

Answer 1

I get excited when I see food. What’s something that makes you feel excited?

Question 2

Feel down in the dumps

Answer 2

Feel very sad

Question 3

Get embarrassed

Answer 3

Feel embarrassed

Question 4

To feel sorry for someone

Answer 4

(to share sadness) Everyone in the class felt sorry for Dan.

Question 5

You-know-who

Answer 5

(someone who isn’t named, usually a secret person) I was looking at you-know-who.

Question 6

What is something that annoys you?

Answer 6

Annoying things

Question 7

To (not) take something

Answer 7

(to not tolerate something) I can’t take that clicking sound.
Would rather: I would rather be hot than hear that sound!

Question 8

To be biased

Answer 8

(to like or dislike something based on a personal experience) I think my baby is cute, but I am biased because I am his mother.

Question 9

To be long distance

Answer 9

(to be in a relationship with someone who lives far away) Dan and Vanessa had a long-distance relationship for three years.

Question 10

To go down a rabbit trail

Answer 10

(to get distracted for a long time) Dan went down a rabbit trail and researched conspiracy theories.

Question 11

The dump

Answer 11

(the trash) We threw our old TV in the dump.

Question 12

To linger

Answer 12

(to stay for a while) Sometimes sadness lingers inside me.

Question 13

Inadvertently

Answer 13

(unintentionally) Dan inadvertently makes people feel embarrassed.

Question 14

To blush

Answer 14

(to get a red face when you’re embarrassed) I easily blush when I’m embarrassed.

Question 15

It wasn’t a big deal.

Answer 15

(it wasn’t important) Dan was embarrassed, but it wasn’t a big deal.

Question 16

To do trivia/ To go to trivia

Answer 16

(a game show at a bar) We go to trivia with our friends at the local bar.

Question 17

Trivial

Answer 17

(not important) The questions are about trivial things.

Question 18

To divert

Answer 18

(to distract) I try to divert attention away from myself.

Question 19

To be embarrassed for someone

Answer 19

(to share embarrassment) I was embarrassed for Dan when he forgot his speech.

Question 20

When you’re feeling stressed,

Answer 20

what do you do to relax?

Question 21

To tend to do something

Answer 21

(to be likely to do something) I tend to look at screens a lot.

Question 22

To be fussy

Answer 22

(to cry or be upset) When my baby is fussy, he likes to go outside.

Question 23

Stop and smell the roses

Answer 23

(proverb: enjoy the small things in life) When I stop and smell the roses, I feel happier in life.